Combined folding bath and wash tub



H. J. GIES. GOMBINBD FOLDING BATH AND WASH TUB.

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NITBD STATES PATENT FFTCB.

COMBINED FOLDING BATH AND WASH TUB.

SPECIFICATION forming partofl Letters Patent N o. 592,701, dated October 26, 1897. Application filed- January 12, 1897. Serial No. 618,965. (No model.)

To all whom, t mayconcern:v

Be it known that I, HERMANN JOSEPH Gras, ofPeterborough,inthe county'of Hillsborough and State of New Hampshire, have invented a new and Improved Combined Folding Bath and Wash" Tub, 'of whichpthe following is a full, clear, and exact description. l

The object of the invention is to provide a new and improved combined folding bath and wash tub which is simple and durable in construction and arranged to take up little space when folded and not in use and to permit of readily converting the bath-tub into a washtub when desired.

The invention consists of certain parts and details and combinations of the same, as hereinafter more fullydes'cribed, and pointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this speciiication, in which similar characters of reference indi- Cate corresponding parts;

Figure l is a sectional side elevation of the improvement in an extended position. Fig. 2 is a sectional plan view of the same with the tub in a folded position. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the folded-up tub ready to be moved about. Fig. 4 is a sectional plan view of the water-supply back, and-Fig.5 is an enlarged transverse section of the locking device for the partition in the tub.

The improved tub is provided with a suitably-constructed base A, provided with casters A' and with Vs tandards A2, in which arev journaled the pivots B and B', held in thel sides of the bath-tub'casing C, containing the usual tub D, of sheet metal'orother material. The pivots B andl B are located a suitable distance from the head of the bath-tub and near the under side thereof, as plainly indicated in Fig. 1, to permit of swinging the bath-tub, with its casing, either into a vertical position, as indicated inpdotted lines in Fig. l and in full lines in Fig. 3, or to swing the said bath-tub in to a horizontal position, as shown in Fig. I, the outer end of the tub then being supported on suitable legs C', pivoted to the sides of the casing C. When the bathtub is in this position, it can be used in the usual manner for taking a bath. When it is desired to convert the tub into a washtub, then I insert into the tub D a transverse par- Ywitha packing E of rubber, felt, or other material and adapted to engage a correspondingly-shaped packing D2, secured to the inner surface of the tub D.

In order to securely hold the transverse partitionin place in the tub D, I provide the sides thereof with cleats or guideways F, and the top of the partition is pressed on by camlevers G engaging with their cam-surfaces G the corresponding bearings E2, secured to the top of the`partition E. The trunnions G2 of the cam-levers G engage forked and curved arms D4, secured to the sides of the casing C, as plainly shown in Figs. 1 and 5, so that the cam-levers can be readily removed when the partition is not to be used. Now it is evident that when the partition E is set in the guideways F and the cam-levers G are swung inward and downward into the position shown in Fig. 5 then the cam-surfaces VG press the bearings E2, so' as to force the partition E downward to firmly engage the packing E with the packing- D2 to form a very tight joint between. the partition and the tub. Thus the water contained in either of the compartments D or D2 cannot'leak from one to the other. In the bottom lof the tub D Vare arranged two outlet-pipes H and H', extending into the compartment-s D' and D2, so as to drain either of the latter whenever desired by removing the usual plug set in theopening of the corresponding pipesH and H. Y The two'pipes H and H connect with the pivot B, preferably made in the shape of a pipe and ,formed at one end with an outletfaucet B2, by means of which the water of the tub may be drawn off into a pail when'the tub is not stationary, and provided at its other end witha coupling H3, connecting with the discharge-pipe H2, adapted tobe connected with the soil-pipe to carry the water to a sewer or other place when the tub is stationary.

,The connection between the pipe H2 and the pipe B'is in the form of a couplingto permit the pipe H2 to remain stationary while the casing, with the bath-tub D, is swung into a vertical position or back into a horizontal IOO position. The pipes Il and II extend to the under side of the casing C, and in order to give ready access to the said pipes and the coupling II, I provide the bottom of the casing C with a hinged door C2, adapted to be seated with its beveled edge on the corresponding upper end A3 on the cross-bar A4, forming part of the base A. A spring C3 presses on the door C2, so as to hold the latter normally closed when the casing C and the tub D are in a folded vertical position.

Then the tub and casing are swung downward, then the beveled edge of the door C2 glides down over the beveled edge A? of the cross-bar A4, so that the door opens automatically. (See Fig. l.)

lVhen the bath-tub is used in connection with the regular city water-supply,then a water-back I is provided secured in the usual manner to the wall of the bath-room and provided with suitable faucets J, adapted to discharge the water into a trough K, pivoted at K to the top of the table L, fulcrumed at its sides at L to the sides I of the water-back I. The forward end of the trough K extends over the head of the bath-tub, so as to discharge the water into the latter at the compartment D.

The free end of the table L is provided at its sides with friction-rollers at L2, traveling on the side-rails of the casin g C, so that when the latter is swung upward the said table swings in a like direction and falls against the back I, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. l. A spring Ls presses against the table L, so that when the easing C is swung outward the said table L movesin a like direction with the friction-rollers L2, traveling on the rails of the casing C. Now it is evident that by the arrangement described the bath-tub .can be readily swunginto a folded position, so as to take up very little space in the bath-room,and it can be readily swung into a horizontal position and filled with water for taking a bath, or it can be divided into two compartments by the insertion, of the partition E, so as to permit of using one of the comliartments as a washtub. The water from either compartment can be drained at any time by removing the usual plugs from the pipe II and H. If desired, the tub D, with its casing C and base A, can be readily moved from one room to another wheneverdesircd, the casing then being in a folded position on the top of the base A, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. l, so as to allow of conveniently wheeling the base A over thc ioor from one room to another. The outer comvots being tubular, a tub in the casing, a removable partition in the tub and dividing the same into two compartments, and a pipe leading from the bottom of each compartment to the tubular pivot, substantially as described.

2. A combined folding bath and wash tub, comprising a base, a casin g containing a tub and having a chamber below the tub,said casing being pivoted to the base a short distance from its` end,one of the pivots being tubular, a removable partition in the tub and dividing the same into two compartments, and a pipe leading from each compartment to the tubular pivot, one of said pipes being in the chamber of the casing, substantially as described.

3. A combined folding bath and wash tub, comprising a base having standards at its front end, a casing containing a tub and having a chamber below the tub, said casing bcin g pivoted to the standards a short distance from its` end, one of the pivots being hollow, a removable partition in the tub and dividing it into compartments, a pipe leading from each compartment to the tubular pivot, one of the pipes beingV in the chamber of the casing, and a spring-pressed door hinged to the bottom of the tub at its pivoted end, substantially as herein shown and described.

4. The combination with a pivoted bath-tub and a water-back having faucets, a tablc pivoted on the said water-back and adapted to ride with its free end on the side rails of the said tub, and a trough pivoted on the table and adapted to carry water from thc said faucet to the said bath-tub,substantially as shown and described.

5. The combination with a base, of a bathtub casing pivoted on the said base and provided with a spring-pressed door, having its lower edge beveled to engage a correspondingly-beveled edge on a cross-bar of the said base, substantially as shown and described.

HERMANN J. GIES.

lVitnesses:

THEO. G. lIosTER, JNO. M. RITTER.

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